Commercial Motion Sensor Based Low-Cost and Convenient Interactive Treadmill
Interactive treadmills were developed to improve the simulation of overground walking when compared to conventional treadmills. However, currently available interactive treadmills are expensive and inconvenient, which limits their use. We propose a low-cost and convenient version of the interactive...
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| description | Interactive treadmills were developed to improve the simulation of overground walking when compared to conventional treadmills. However, currently available interactive treadmills are expensive and inconvenient, which limits their use. We propose a low-cost and convenient version of the interactive treadmill that does not require expensive equipment and a complicated setup. As a substitute for high-cost sensors, such as motion capture systems, a low-cost motion sensor was used to recognize the subject’s intention for speed changing. Moreover, the sensor enables the subject to make a convenient and safe stop using gesture recognition. For further cost reduction, the novel interactive treadmill was based on an inexpensive treadmill platform and a novel high-level speed control scheme was applied to maximize performance for simulating overground walking. Pilot tests with ten healthy subjects were conducted and results demonstrated that the proposed treadmill achieves similar performance to a typical, costly, interactive treadmill that contains a motion capture system and an instrumented treadmill, while providing a convenient and safe method for stopping. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-58b9698c98c942d99078c622ec00a7ef2022-12-22T04:10:18ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202015-09-01159236672368310.3390/s150923667s150923667Commercial Motion Sensor Based Low-Cost and Convenient Interactive TreadmillJonghyun Kim0Andrew Gravunder1Hyung-Soon Park2DGIST, Department of Robotics Engineering, 333 Techno Jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-Myeon, Dalseong-gun, Daegu 42988, South KoreaNational Institutes of Health, Rehabilitation Medicine Department, 10 Center Drive, MSC-1604, Bethesda, MD 20892, USAKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 291 Daehakro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, South KoreaInteractive treadmills were developed to improve the simulation of overground walking when compared to conventional treadmills. However, currently available interactive treadmills are expensive and inconvenient, which limits their use. We propose a low-cost and convenient version of the interactive treadmill that does not require expensive equipment and a complicated setup. As a substitute for high-cost sensors, such as motion capture systems, a low-cost motion sensor was used to recognize the subject’s intention for speed changing. Moreover, the sensor enables the subject to make a convenient and safe stop using gesture recognition. For further cost reduction, the novel interactive treadmill was based on an inexpensive treadmill platform and a novel high-level speed control scheme was applied to maximize performance for simulating overground walking. Pilot tests with ten healthy subjects were conducted and results demonstrated that the proposed treadmill achieves similar performance to a typical, costly, interactive treadmill that contains a motion capture system and an instrumented treadmill, while providing a convenient and safe method for stopping.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/15/9/23667motion sensorinteractive treadmilllow-costconvenienceself-paced treadmilltreadmill-on-demandwalkinglocomotion |
| spellingShingle | Jonghyun Kim Andrew Gravunder Hyung-Soon Park Commercial Motion Sensor Based Low-Cost and Convenient Interactive Treadmill Sensors motion sensor interactive treadmill low-cost convenience self-paced treadmill treadmill-on-demand walking locomotion |
| title | Commercial Motion Sensor Based Low-Cost and Convenient Interactive Treadmill |
| title_full | Commercial Motion Sensor Based Low-Cost and Convenient Interactive Treadmill |
| title_fullStr | Commercial Motion Sensor Based Low-Cost and Convenient Interactive Treadmill |
| title_full_unstemmed | Commercial Motion Sensor Based Low-Cost and Convenient Interactive Treadmill |
| title_short | Commercial Motion Sensor Based Low-Cost and Convenient Interactive Treadmill |
| title_sort | commercial motion sensor based low cost and convenient interactive treadmill |
| topic | motion sensor interactive treadmill low-cost convenience self-paced treadmill treadmill-on-demand walking locomotion |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/15/9/23667 |
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